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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Older photos with DSLR - Galaxies

M31 - Andromeda GalaxySkywatcher ED80 - Canon 400D - HEQ5 Pro

The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2,500,000 light-years (1.58×1011 AU) away[4] in the constellation Andromeda. It is also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, and is often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts. Andromeda is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own, the Milky Way.

M33 Triangulum Galaxy Skywatcher ED80 - Canon 400D - HEQ5 Pro

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy at approximately 3 million light years (ly) distance in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a moniker it shares with Messier 101.

M81 - M82 GalaxiesSkywatcher ED80 - Canon 400D - HEQ5 Pro

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is the prototype[5] nearby starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.